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Including: The NHL is back: Players, owners ratify return-to-play plan and CBA extension [Star Logo] Sports Headlines [The NHL is back: Players, owners ratify return-to-play plan and CBA extension]( [All players will be allowed to report to their team’s training camps on Monday, with teams heading to Toronto and Edmonton July 26.]( [Read More [arrow]]( OPINION [Gregor Chisholm: Travis Shaw and the rest of the Blue Jays will have to play by our COVID rules if they want to have a season in Toronto]( [Shaw is fine with two weeks of quarantine, but says a summer of those regulations is “not an option.”]( [Read More [arrow]]( [Thoughts of home find a way to burst the Raptors’ bubble]( [They could be away from their families for weeks or maybe months as the NBA starts up again. “I’ve been gone a week and I miss my kids already,” Raptors guard Fred VanVleet says.]( [Read More [arrow]]( [The NHL’s hub city approach is low risk, experts say, but there are still weaknesses to the plan]( [Each of the league’s bubbles will be “a city within a city.” But what will those cities look like four or six weeks from now.]( [Read More [arrow]]( [Who’s on first? The Blue Jays say it’s now going to be Vladimir Guerrero Jr.]( [The 21-year-old slugger has struggled with mobility and speed at third base, despite showing off a strong arm, and led the team with 17 errors last season.]( [Read More [arrow]]( [Mailbag: What will Leafs look like if NHL pulls off its return to play plan?]( [Why not cancel the season? Should they trade Morgan Rielly? Are the Leafs mentally tough enough? What TV shows do I like? ... all in this week's Mailbag.]( [Read More [arrow]]( [Blue Jays infielder Travis Shaw balks at ‘all summer’ quarantine to allow club to play regular season in Toronto]( [The Jays are back in Toronto for a shortened training camp and are confined to the Rogers Centre in an agreement with the federal government.]( [Read More [arrow]]( [Kansas City player the latest to test positive for COVID-19 at MLS tournament]( [The news comes one day after Nashville SC became the second team forced to withdraw from the tournament due to multiple COVID-19 tests. FC Dallas pulled out on Monday for the same reason.]( [Read More [arrow]]( [Ontario Premier Doug Ford confident in NHL’s pandemic plan for hub cities]( [Doug Ford says he’s comfortable with the NHL’s plan, despite the fact British Columbia expressed some reservations about health procedures that ultimately led to Vancouver dropping out of hub-city contention.]( [Read More [arrow]]( [Giants catcher Buster Posey opts out of 2020 season, cites newborn twins’ health]( [Posey made the emotional decision to opt out of the 2020 baseball season Friday after he and his wife Kristen adopted identical twin girls.]( [Read More [arrow]]( [Collin Morikawa builds big lead at Muirfield Village before storms]( [Morikawa ran off four straight birdies after making the turn Friday, finished with another birdie and shot 6-under 66 to build a four-shot lead over Sam Burns (66) in the storm-delayed tournament.]( [Read More [arrow]]( [CFL submits revised financial request to federal government, source says]( [A CFL source said Friday the league is seeking roughly $42.5 million in aid. In April, it asked the federal government for up to $150 million in financial assistance in the event of a cancelled 2020 season due to the COVID-19 pandemic.]( [Read More [arrow]]( [Canadian Kyle Nelson ready for anything on UFC’s Fight Island]( [The 29-year-old featherweight from Huntsville, Ont., who has undergone three COVID-19 tests and two quarantines already in the last week, is helping corner a teammate but is ready for anything.]( [Read More [arrow]]( [Toronto FC midfielder Nick DeLeon on life in the MLS is Back Tournament bubble]( [DeLeon is looking forward to returning to action and says Major League Soccer has done its best to look after the players in what is uncharted territory for sports.]( [Read More [arrow]]( [Mackenzie Tour announces four tournaments for pro golfers residing in Canada]( [The tournaments are set for Langford, B.C., and Caledon, Ont., in August and September.]( [Read More [arrow]]( [Life on the NBA's campus may not be perfect but we don't need to hear minor complaints]( [Teams arrive at Disney and things might be different but they certainly aren't many hardships]( [Read More [arrow]]( [The Star]( If you’re not enjoying these emails, please tell us how we can make them better by emailing newsletterfeedback@thestar.ca. Or, if you’d prefer, you can unsubscribe from this newsletter by clicking the first link below. [Unsubscribe From This Newsletter]( [Manage Your Email Preferences]( [Become a Star Subscriber]( [View in Browser]( [Facebook]( [Instagram]( [Twitter]( Toronto Star Newspapers Limited. One Yonge Street, 4th Floor, Toronto, ON M5E 1E6. 416-367-2000 [PRIVACY POLICY](